We’ve had a plywood front stoop for about 8 years now. It served it’s purpose but it really was time to make something permanent. Both the front and side doors needed a new stoop. First stop was Pinterest. I looked at hundreds of images of front steps, front stoops and porches and I really didn’t […]
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I really like the Before and After photos of projects. The best Before and Afters are when both photos match exactly. Those are my favorite. I do my best with the photos for those of you, like me, type A’s who need everything perfect. We A types are great for getting a lot done around […]
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Egad, does anyone else hate the way the blogs were “improved”? The best part of reading blogs was that you could scroll down quickly to see if there was anything interesting to read. For me it was like walking through a book store and stumbling upon an interesting aisle of books. Now it’s like the […]
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The front entrance really needs a makeover. Right now it has a temporary landing that’s about 5 years old and it’s starting to look bad. I think the front stoop of any house is important. It needs to fit, be inviting, look good and it had better last because it’s going to get alot of […]
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One of the most hated jobs on the house is done!!! There is a 3rd floor in our house and it has a couple of dormers to poke out from the roof. These are about 30 feet high off the ground and it just never seemed convenient to get up there to shingle those areas. […]
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When our favorite carpenter called last week and asked if we had any work we, of course, said yes. Even though the weather is chilly and money is tight those 3rd floor dormers really needed to be reshingled. We had extra shingles and stainless steel staples in the garage so we knew our materials cost […]
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After lounging on the porch for most of the summer we started to get that construction itch and decided to try and finish the downstairs. So we’re taking on the old dining room. Two of the four sides are actually done. The front, because we put in new windows and the side facing the kitchen […]
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I’m not a big fan of waking up Saturday morning and starting a new project with no advance prep but that’s exactly what I did this weekend. The side door was looking really mangy and with so few days left in the year to paint I broke my own rule and started painting. So that […]
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Working outside gets tough this time of year and I don’t envy the people who do it. Our exterior shingling project, which started in July, is still not done. My guy wouldn’t be working outside on our project if he had gotten it done on time. We’re very flexible homeowners, a little demanding yes, but we pay […]
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We’ve been busy trying to get the side of the house in order. We got the door in and it looks great. So on with the shingling. My days are spent meeting with the contractor in the morning, running to the lumberyard (or painting some trim before it’s installed, or filling some nail holes, ………) […]
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